Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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