Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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