Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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