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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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