Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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