Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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