Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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