Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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