Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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