Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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