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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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