Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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