Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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