Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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