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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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