Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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