Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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