Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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