Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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