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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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