Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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