Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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