Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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