Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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