Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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