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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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