Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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