Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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