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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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