Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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