Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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