Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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