Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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