Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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