Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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