Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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