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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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