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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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