Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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