Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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