Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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