Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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