Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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