Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually 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 lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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