Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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