Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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