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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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