Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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