Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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