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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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