Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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