Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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