Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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