Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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