Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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