Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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