Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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