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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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