Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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