Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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