Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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