Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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