Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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