Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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