Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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