Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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