Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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