Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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