Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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