Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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