Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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