Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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