Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting 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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