Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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