Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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