Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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