Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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