Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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