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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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