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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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