Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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