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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the 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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