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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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