Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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