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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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