Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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