Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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 courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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