Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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