Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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