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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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