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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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