Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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