Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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