Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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