Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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