Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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