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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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