Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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