Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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