Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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