Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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