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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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