Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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