Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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