Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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