Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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