Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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