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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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