Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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