Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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