Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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