Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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