Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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