Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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