Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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