Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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