Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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