Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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