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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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