Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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