Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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