Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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