Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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