Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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