Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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