Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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