Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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