Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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