Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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