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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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