Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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