Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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