Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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