Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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