Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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