Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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