Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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