Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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