Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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