Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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