Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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