Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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