Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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