Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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