Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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