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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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