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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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