Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches 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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