Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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