Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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