Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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