Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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