Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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