Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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