Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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