Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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