Learn more about the enlightening 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 (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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