Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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