Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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