Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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