Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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