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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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