Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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