Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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