Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about 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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