Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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