Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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