Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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