Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key 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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