Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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