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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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