Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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