Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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