Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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