Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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