Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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