Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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