Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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