Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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