Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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