Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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