Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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