Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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