Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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