Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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