Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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