Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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