Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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