Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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