Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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