Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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