Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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