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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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