Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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