Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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