Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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