Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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