Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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