Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major 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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