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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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