Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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