Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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