Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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