Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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