Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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