Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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