Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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