Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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