Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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