Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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