Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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