Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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