Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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