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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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