Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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