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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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