Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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