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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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