Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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