Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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