Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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