Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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