Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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