Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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