Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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