Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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