Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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