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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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