Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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