Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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