Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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