Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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