Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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