Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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