Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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