Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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