Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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