Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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