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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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