Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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