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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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