Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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