Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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