Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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