Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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