Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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