Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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