Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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