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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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