Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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