Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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