Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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