Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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