Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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