Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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