Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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