Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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