Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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