Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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