Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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