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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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