Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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