Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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