Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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