Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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