Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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