Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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