Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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