Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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