Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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