Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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