Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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