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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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