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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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