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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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