Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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