Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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