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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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