Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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