Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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