Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches 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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