Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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