Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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