Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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