Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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