Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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