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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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