Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers 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 MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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