Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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