Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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