Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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