Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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