Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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