Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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