Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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