Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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