Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses 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 fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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