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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education