Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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