Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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