Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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