Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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