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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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