Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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