Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about 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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