Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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