Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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