Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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