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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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