Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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