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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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