Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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