Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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