Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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