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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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