Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses 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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