Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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