Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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