Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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