Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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