Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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