Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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