Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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