Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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