Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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