Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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