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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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