Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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