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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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