Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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