Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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