Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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