Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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