Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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