Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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