Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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