Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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