Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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