Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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