Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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