Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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