Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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