Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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