Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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