Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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