Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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