Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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