Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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