Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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