Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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