Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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