Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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