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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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