Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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