Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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