Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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