Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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