Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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