Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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