Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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