Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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