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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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