Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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