Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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