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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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