Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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