Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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