Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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