Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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