Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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