Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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