Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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