Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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