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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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