Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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