Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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