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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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