Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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