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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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