Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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