Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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