Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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