Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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