Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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