Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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