Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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