Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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