Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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