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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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