Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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