Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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