Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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