Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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