Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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