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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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