Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software