Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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