Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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