Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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