Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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