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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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