Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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