Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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