Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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