Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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