Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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