Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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