Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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