Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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