Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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