Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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