Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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