Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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