Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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