Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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