Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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