Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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