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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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