Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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