Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses 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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