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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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