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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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