Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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