Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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