Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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