Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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