Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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