Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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