Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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