Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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