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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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