Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with 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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