Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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