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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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