Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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