Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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