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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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