Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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