Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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