Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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