Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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