Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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