Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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