Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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