Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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