Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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