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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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