Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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