Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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