Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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