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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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