Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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