Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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