Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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