Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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