Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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