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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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