Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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