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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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