Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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