Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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