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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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