Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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