Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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