Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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