Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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