Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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