Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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