Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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