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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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