Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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