Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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