Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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