Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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