Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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