Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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