Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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