Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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