Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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