Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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