Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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