Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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