Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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