Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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