Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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