Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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