Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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