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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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