Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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