Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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