Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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