Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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