Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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