Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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