Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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