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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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