Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key 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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