Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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