Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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