Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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