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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. 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 issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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