Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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