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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses 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 considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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