Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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