Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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