Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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