Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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