Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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