Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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