Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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