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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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