Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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